Hello, I am forwarding these messages. Hopefully someone or one of the historical or genealogical groups could make a project of making better copies of these newspapers before they are gone. Cathy Frederick, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Van Cleave <Lbvan@worldnet.att.net> To: <ALDALE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 7:51 AM Subject: Re: [DALELIST] Southern Star > Maybe it's time to see if someone can start a scanning project to get them > recorded before they are dust. There is a wealth of information in the > Southern Star about people in and around Dale Co. with the "Local > Intelligence" columns. > Cathy Van Cleave > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: M. Daniels <margie@majorinternet.com> > To: <ALDALE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 8:41 PM > Subject: Re: [DALELIST] Southern Star > > > > The original papers will be at the county court house. > > > > I visited the Bullock county court house, those papers are up on the third > > floor in a small storage room. Before long they will be dust! > > > > Margie > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Larry Van Cleave" <Lbvan@worldnet.att.net> > > To: <ALDALE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 1:28 PM > > Subject: Re: [DALELIST] Southern Star > > > > > > > Hi Christine, > > > > > > What I've been sending is from the microfilm I've ordered at AL Archives > > > through my local library. There are pages that are impossible to read. > I > > > don't know if it's poor filming or really bad newspapers or both. There > > are > > > notations on some of the microfilm pages that the newspaper is torn or > > > mutilated. It would be nice if the originals could be scanned, perhaps > > that > > > would provide better copies. I do not know who has original newspapers. > > > Haven't checked that out yet. The newspapers on microfilm page at the > > > archives websight, http://www.archives.state.al.us/newsp/newsp.html > > > has the list of what is available by county. > > > > > > Cathy Van Cleave > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <CGT714@aol.com> > > > To: <ALDALE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2000 9:46 AM > > > Subject: Re: [DALELIST] Southern Star > > > > > > > > > > HI Larry , is there a film that can be ordered to find the Obits you > > are > > > > finding? :-), > > > > I have been to Ozark and found a film at the Library for 1903 but the > > > print > > > > bleeds through on the film and cannot read the film, i have a > > > GGgrandmother > > > > that died i was told Sept 7,1903, Charlotte Grimes, and there were 2 > > > sisters > > > > listed in my papers ,Anna Carloine Grimes d March 1,1910, Sarah > Emeline > > > > Grimes d August 18, 1894, if you run across these names please let me > > > know, > > > > or let me know where i can find the film .Thank you for any help given > . > > > > > > > > While posting i will ask again if anyone has any info on the other > > > > sisters, > > > > SMITHY Grimes b ca 1844 Who did she marry???????? > > > > ELIZABETH Grimes b 1822 m EVANS RUNNELS ,I have no info at all on this > > > family. > > > > Edy Rebecca Grimes b ca 1824 no info ???????????? > > > > Luiza Grimes b ca 1826 ??????? > > > > Eliza b ca 1830. ?????? > > > > WiNNEY Grimes b ca 1834????????? > > > > Thanks to anyone that can give info on these GRIMES Females . > > > > > > > > Christine Grimes Thacker > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ALDALE Mailing List ==== > > > > Have you checked the surrounding counties that Dale was carved out of? > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ALDALE Mailing List ==== > > > "The most amazing thing in the world . is the indifference of most of > us > > to what happens to the rest of us." > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ALDALE Mailing List ==== > > "Not for fame or reward, not for place or rank, not lured by ambition or > goaded by necessity; but in simple obedience to duty as they understood it; > these men suffered all, sacrificed all, dared all, - and died." > > --Rev. Dr. Randolph McKim (inscription on Confederate soldiers monument, > Arlington National Cemetery) > > >